Brock Osweiler says he would have accepted $1 offer from Broncos

Brock Osweiler had an easy decision to make after being released by the Browns on Saturday. The sixth-year quarterback had offers from several teams but chose to return to the Broncos for the league minimum of $775,000.

Speaking to Denver media members after practice on Monday, Osweiler said he would have returned to the team for $1.

Osweiler: "I told my agency… if there's an offer from Denver, I don't care if it's a dollar, that's where I'm going."

Perhaps part of the reason Osweiler was willing to accept such a small salary is that the Browns will still be paying him $15.225 million this season. Osweiler said he turned down other teams, though, and he would have come back to be Denver’s water boy if that’s what they wanted.

The Broncos selected Osweiler in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft but he started in just seven games when Peyton Manning was injured in 2015. Last offseason, Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Texans during free agency.

Osweiler’s only season in Houston was plagued by inconsistent play and he was ultimately benched and later traded to Cleveland. After Osweiler became available this weekend, Denver pounced, bringing back the Arizona State product to serve as Trevor Siemian’s backup while Paxton Lynch recovers from a right shoulder injury.